At Fort Irwin’s Asian-American Pacific Island Heritage Celebration on May 13, Lt. Col. Thomas Nguyen, shared this story with the Fort Irwin community: what life was like under the Vietnamese communist regime, and how he escaped with his two older brothers

The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families will visit Fort Irwin on Aug. 12 and 13. Muppets – including Elmo, Cookie Monster and Grover – will perform at the Freedom Fitness Center at 4:30 p.m., Aug. 12, and at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Aug. 13. This show is for military ID holders and their…

Courtesy Photo The Cheetahs track team, coaches and parents gather for a group photo. Known as the “Cheetahs!,” the Fort Irwin CYS Sports Track and Field Team made up of 25 children (ages 7-14) ventured as far as their little feet could carry them – all the way to the state finals for the 37th…

Day in and day out, our Soldiers and Families go through the daily struggles of living on an isolated installation, such as Fort Irwin. Family and MWR is committed to providing exceptional quality life experiences to ensure the community receives services that are truly commensurate with the sacrifices and services our servicemembers and Families give…

G.A. Volb Fort Irwin military police perform training on managing a combative suspect. Fort Irwin’s military police recently concluded professional development, holding several weeks of both classroom and hands-on instruction. The intent of the course was to improve on basic law enforcement skills of Fort Irwin’s military police, who already received three weeks of law…

Back to school is Aug. 7 and for the children and parents of this post, it will be a time to enjoy one of life’s special moments. Our children will not be in kindergarten or second grade again. It will happen only once. That is one of the reasons leadership of the National Training Center…

Fort Irwin celebrated our nation’s birthday with a mud run and a festival that included a concert and fireworks here, July 2. The fun began with the “Mud and Guts Run” that Wednesday morning, a couple of days before Independence Day. Approximately 600 participants attended the five-kilometer obstacle course run and children participated in a…

Ongoing Fort Irwin Veterinary Clinic: Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, in building 977. There is limited appointment availability as government owned animals are mission priority. Plan ahead and look into an off-post clinic in case an appointment is needed and clinic is booked. If a veterinarian is available, after-hour emergency services may…

Gustavo Bahena Chief Warrant Officer 2 Larry Cunningham, armament technician with 699th Maintenance Company here, speaks with Winston Earle, Academy of Arts University representative, at an education fair here, July 24. Cunningham is interested in pursuing his second college degree – in photography. Fort Irwin hosted an education fair, where approximately 20 colleges, government and…

Gustavo Bahena Lieutenant Col. William Garber III (left) receives the 2916th Aviation Battalion colors from Col. Matthew Ruedi during a change of command ceremony here, July 24. Garber took command of the 2916th, which is a battalion in the 916th Support Brigade, commanded by Ruedi. The 2916th Aviation Battalion, 916th Support Brigade, conducted a change…

Tickets: Adult – $5.00/3D-$7.00, Children 6-11 – $2.50/3D-$4.50 Five and Under are FREE. This schedule is subject to change at the last minute to accommodate changes in movies and free showings. ID cards are required from all personnel not in uniform when purchasing movie tickets. For more information and movie updates, call 380-3490.

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Mon. 8 – 9 a.m..: “Flashback to the ’80s” Song requests can be sent to 80swithKate@gmail.com

Tue., 8 – 9 a.m.: J & J in the Morning
— “Garrison Community Updates”

Tue., 12 -1 p.m.: “Chtichat” with Sylvia and Shea

Wed., 7:30 – 9 a.m.: Gus — “Cruiz’n with Gus and
Newsmakers”

Wed., 12 – 1 p.m.: — “11th ACR Hour”

Wed., 2:30 p.m.: — “Col. Braga’s Facebook Roundup”

Thurs., 8 – 9 a.m.: “Renita’s Rewind Hour”

Thurs. 12 – 1 p.m.: The “TNT” hour with Tony Untalan

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